platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
means; way; method; measure
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to knock down; to knock off
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
and then; and so; and; so then
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
choice; selection; option
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
at a loss for words; stumped for words
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
in the end; at the end of the day
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped